Lamp-adjusting mechanism.



-J. ANDZ1K. LAMP ADJ USTIN G MBOBANISM.

APPLI-OAT'ION FILED 112111.22, 1911.

Patented Feb.6,191 2.

:rosnrrr ANDZIK, orfDAYron, OHIO.

LAMP-ADJUSTING MECHANSM.

1,016,726. Specification of LettersPatent. Pgwgnted Feb, 6, 1912 Application ledvSeptember 22, 1911. Serial No. 650,670.

To all whom t may cancelar: mediate the ends thereof, is the rear end of a Be it known that l, Josnrrr ANDZIK, a curved arm 12 that extends upwardly'over subjectI of the King of Hungary, residing at the axle 4 and has the forward end thereof Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and fixed, as at 13 to a'reach bar 14. This bar State of Ohio, have invented certain new has the ends thereof pivotally connected, as and useful Improvements in LampAdjustat 15 to rearwardly extending cranks 16 ing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

'This invention relates to a .lamp adjust-ing mechanism for automobiles and other vehicles, 'and the primary object of my invention is to furnish an automobile with an adjusting mechanism that will normally retain' arms 22. 'The arms 22 are oppositely dislamps or lanterns of the automobile in posif;4 posed and are connected by 'an oblong tion to cast rays of light in the direction iny l weight or body 23 adapted to normally which the forward wheels of the automobile maintain the arms 22 vertical. are moving. `Support a lamp or lantern 24.v

Another obj ect. of this invention is to pro- In operation, vide lamp holders with means for normally 2 imparts a movement to the lamp holders maintaining the lamps horizontal, whereby 23, through the medium of the connect-ing any inclination of the automobile body will rod 7, arm'l2, and bar 14. The lamps or not interfere with the projection of light in lanterns 24 will be turned in a direction in the path of the automobile.

A further object of this invention is to accomplish the above results by a combination of elements that will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing,

wherein i Figure 1 is a side elevation cfa portion of an automobile provided with thelamp adjusting mechanism; Fig. 2 shows a plan of the adjusting mechanism, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of one of the lamp holders.

The reference numeral 1V denotes a forward axle of an automobile, said axle having knuckles 2 provided with spindles 3 for wheels 4. The knuckles 2 have rearwardly extending cranks 5 and the ends of these cranks are pivotally connected by pins 6 to' the ends of a connecting rod 7. One of the cranks, prci'erably at the right hand side of the automobile. has curved extension 8 pivotally connected by a pin 9 to a steering rod 10 adapted to be actuated by a steering post 1].

Pivotally connected to the rod 7, inter nected to the stems 18. The stems 18 vare revolubly supported in brackets 19, carried by the longitudinal frames 20 of the automobile. The upper ends of the stems have holders 21 and movably arranged in these holders are angle consequently, when .the automobile passes around the corner, the rays of light will be cast in the path of the forward wheels thus illuminating the path and preventing the operator of the automobile fromvv running down or contacting with pedestrians or obstaeles. l

1. A combination with a steering mechaposed shiftable shaft actuated by said mechanism, a holder fixed to and movable with said shaft, oppositely disposed angle-shaped arms movably mounted in the upper portion of said holder and adapted to support a holder and connected 'to said arms for normally maintaining the arms vertically.

2. A combination with a steering 'mechanism of a motor vehicle, of brackets carried by the frame of the vehicle, shiftable shafts mounted in said brackets and actuated by said mechanism, ,a holder mounted upon each of the brackets and connected to a shaft and shiftablewith the latter, a pair of oppolia-vlug coupling member 17 rigidly eon lower ends of lamp holder ,V

a movement of the knuckles A The arms 22 parallelism to that of the forward wheels 4,

nism of a 4motor vehicle, of a vertically dislamp, and a weightfarranged within the sitely disposed angle-shaped arms movably In testimony whereof I affix my signature liinted i1{1 the uiper erild of each uf said in the presence of two Witnesses.

o ers an exten ing t ereinto an capable of supporting a lamp, and a Weight sus- A JOSEH ANDZIK 5 pendedfin each of the holders by a pair of Witnesses:

said arms for normally'maintaining these H, V. BROENSTRUP, latter vertically. Lotus MAKO. 

